Proverbs 24:33 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”

Proverbs 24:33 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 24:33 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 24:33 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,”

Proverbs 24:33 — World English Bible

Proverbs 24:33 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; ”

Proverbs 24:33 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 24:33 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A little sleep--a little slumber--A little folding of the hands to lie down.”

Proverbs 24:33 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 24:33 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“— A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! ”

Proverbs 24:33 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 24:33 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.”

Proverbs 24:33 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 24:33 in Context — Proverbs 24

31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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What Does Proverbs 24:33 Mean?

Proverbs 24:33 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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